Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
Variable | Sub group | Number of participants |
|---|---|---|
Age | 18–30 | 51 |
31–60 | 40 | |
61 and above | 23 | |
Sex | Male | 65 |
Female | 49 | |
Marital status | Unmarried | 35 |
Married | 69 | |
Diagnosis | Spinal cord injury | 47 |
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) | 28 | |
Traumatic brain Injury | 17 | |
Parkinson’s disease | 2 | |
Amputation | 2 | |
Cerebral Palsy | 9 | |
Others- Geriatrics, Cardiac illnesses and Pulmonary | 9 | |
Educational status | Uneducated | 41 |
Less than 10th Standard | 25 | |
10th -12th Standard | 31 | |
Degree | 13 | |
Postgraduate | 4 | |
Family system | Nuclear | 49 |
Joint | 65 | |
Area of residence | Rural | 66 |
Urban | 48 | |
Occupation | Daily Wage worker | 21 |
Farmer | 25 | |
House wife | 34 | |
Own employment | 10 | |
Private sector | 7 | |
Government sector | 9 | |
Others | 8 |